Stanchion



Feb. 13, 1951 P. w. BENJAMIN 2,541,856

STANCHION Filed Dec. 2, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig. I.

Inventor Percy William Benjamin Feb. 13, 1951 Filed Dec. 2, 1946 Fig. 2.

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5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor Percy William 3510mm Maw Feb. 13, 1951 P. w. BENJAMIN STANCHION 5 Sheets-sheaf 4 Filed Dec. 2, 1946 IIIII-IIIIIIIII'AIIII I 'IIIIIIIIIII I-IIII'AIIIIIIIH IIIIIIIiiIiIIIIIIIIII mmiIIiIln-Inllnmm Inventor Percy William Benjamin Feb. '13, 1953 P. w. BENJAMIN STANCHION 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Dec. 2, 1946 Inventor may Patented Feb. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STANCHION. Percy William fienjamimBur-lington Flats, N; Y.

Application December 2, 1946, Serial No. 713,539 6 Claims, (01. 1 9- 7 invention relates to improvements: in stanchionsi object of theinvention is toprovide an im. proved stanchion construction which will include a e-frame and av movable stanchion side bar which willabeoperatively connected with remotely controlled means whereby said side. bar.- may be se-.

Figure 7 is a plan View partly broken away and insection. showing the stanchion latch locking and releasing mechanism;

Figure 8 is a plan view of a portion of the swivel stanchion showing the U-shaped latch supporting member disposed upon the upper end of, the pivoted stanchion side bar;

Figure 9 is a diagrammatic View showing the '9. ing the position Of the same members when the in locked positionmay be released and said side stanchion which will be held in fixed position cable'is released after the initial pull; and

Figure 10 is a front elevation of'a second em: bodiment of the invention illustrating a fixed stanchion, with parts thereof being broken away and in sectionv to showthe operating mechanism therefor and pivoted stanchion side bar open.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and theaccome panying drawings to designate corresponding,

. parts,

In carrying out the invention, there is provided and illustrated a stable generally denoted by the reference numeral l having'a floor 2,7a;

stanchion supporting top frame member or bar 3, a bottom frame member or bar 4, and vertiin fixed position with the pivoted stanchion side in fixed-position and the pivoted'stanchion side bar-open;

FigureS is a plan view of thestanchion taken on the line 33 of Figure 2;

' Figure 4 is a front elevation of theupper portion of the swivel stanchion, parts being broken away and partly in sectionshowing the pivoted stanchion side bar closed and held in locked-position;

Figure 5 is a similar view to that of Figure 4, parts" being broken away and partly'in section but with the lock or latch about to be released to automatically open the stanchion side bar;

Figure 6 is a similar view to that shown in Figure 3, butgshowing th stanchion in dotted lines cally disposed spaced'side frame members or bars the pivoted side bar l2, pivoted at its lower end in the bearing socket l3 between said' bottom frame members 8, and resilientl urged to its open position by means of the coil spring [4 securedto the bracket 15 on said side bar [2 andat its opposite end to the eye [6 in the upper surface of said bottom frame members 8.

A guide plate I! is secured by means of the screws l8 to the upper edges of the top frame members 1, and is formed with a longitudinally extending guide slot is for purposes hereinafter described.

A V-shaped keeper frame 20 ofmetal is provided with the cross webs 2| and 22 which are apertured to receive the screws 23 and 24 which extend into the under surface of the top frame;

3 member or bar 3, holding the same thereto in fixed position.

A vertical rope guiding tube 25 is secured to the guide plate H by welding or in any other desired manner, and extends upwardly through and above the top frame member or bar 3 for receiving and guiding the stanchion operating rope or cable 26 whose outer end passes over the pulley 21 and supports the handle member 28 on its depending end adjacent the outer end of the stall. The rope or cable 26 extends downwardly through the opening 29 in the guide plate I! about the cooperating pulleys 54 and 55, being secured at its innermost end to a pin or fastener 32 in the upper end of the pivoted stanchion side bar I2.

The upper end of the pivoted stanchion side bar I2 is reduced at 33 to support the laterally extending U-shape latch supporting frame 34. The latch '35 is pivotally supported on a pin 36 on the bracket 3? and extends forwardly as at 38 at its outer end, said end 38 extending through the inclined slot 39 in one of the top frame members I. The upper end of the slot 39 terminates in the depending vertical portion all in which the latch end 38 is received when the pivoted stanchion side bar !2 is closed and locked.

A transverse web 4! is connected between the inner ends of the U-shape latch supporting frame 34, supporting the upwardly extending shank or red 89 which extends through the guide slot I9 in the guide plate I1, and terminates with the enlarged round bearing head 42 which is disposed between the sides of the keeper frame 20, being positioned in the narrow end thereof when the pivoted stanchion side bar I2 is opened to prevent movement of the stanchion. When the side bar I2 is moved inwardly by pulling down on the operating rope or cable 26 and handle 28, the angul'ated front nose 43 of the latch supporting frame 39 will force the end 38 of the latch 35 inwardly and upwardly until said end drops into the vertical portion 49 of the guide slot 39, thereby locking the side bar I2 in closed position and simultaneously permitting the stanchion to swivel on the rope or cable guide tube 25 and the pivot pin 44 secured to the bottom frame member 3 supported for rotation in the bearing socket 45 in the upper surface of the bottom frame member or bar 4.

The actuating mechanism for locking and releasing the latch 35 includes a bearing shaft 46 extending between the spaced upper frame members I of the stanchion upon which theratchet member 41 is mounted, being formed with the oppositely extending ratchet teeth 49 or 59 for alternately engaging the forwardly extending end 38 of the latch 35 for raising the same upwardly in the vertical portion 49 of the guide slot 39 when said ratchet member is rotated in a clockwise direction.

The spaced disk-shaped plates I and 52 are loosely mounted on the shaft 46 with the ratchet member 41 to cooperatetherewith and move in an are about said bearing shaft 46 when the rope or cable 26 is pulled upon. The pulleys 54 and 55 are loosely disposed respectively upon the shafts 26 and 53 between the disk-shaped members 5| and 52 respectively for engagement with the operating rope or cable 26 in the manner hereinbefore described.

A bearing plate 55 is secured to one of the upper frame members I and will support the inner end of the bearing shaft 46. One end of a coil tensioning spring 5'! is secured to said plate 56 and extends about the shaft 46, having its opposite end extended laterally of and secured to the shaft 53.

The fourth tooth ratchet wheel 59 is loosely mounted on the shaft 46 and is welded or otherwise fastened to the ratchet member 41, and cooperates with the pawl 69 secured to the shaft 53 for a, purpose to be later described.

A square nut BI is secured on the shaft 46 and is engaged by the locking finger 62 pivotally supported on the bolt or shaft 63, being resiliently tensioned by means of the spring arm 64 disposed about the finger 62 and lying on the upper surface thereof.

The action of the latch operating mechanism hereinbefore described will be as follows.

A pull is exerted on the rope or cable 26 and by virtue of its attachment to pivoted side bar I2, latch supporting frame 34 and latch 35 pivoted thereto are urged to the left in Figure 2 against action of the spring I4, the latch end 38 riding in the slot 39 until itreaches the vertical portion 49, dropping therein by gravity and locking said side bar I2. The pull or tension on the cable 26 in the meantime has pivoted plates 5I' and 52 from a horizontal to a vertical position about shaft 46 against the action of the spring 5?. At the same time, the pawl 69 rotatably-engages the ratchet 59 to urge the ratchet member i'i from the position shown in Figure 93 to the position shown in Figure 9. Subsequent release of the cable 26 allows the plates 5| and 52 to assume a horizontal position as shown in Figure'9 by virtue of the expansion of spring 51. It will be understood that the locking finger 62, bearing against the nut GI on the shaft 46 by means of spring arm 64, urges the ratchet member 41 into positive engagement with the pawl 60. Thus, the side bar I2 is actuated into a locked position, Figures 4 and 9, by a pull and release of the cable 26. 1

To release or unlock side bar I2, a pull is exerted on cable 26 whereby plates SI and 52, ratchets 4i and 59, and pawl 69 assume the position shown in Figure 9A. As will readily be seen, the tooth 53 engages the latch end 38 urging the latter upwardly in the vertical portion 49. When the latch end 38 clears the vertical portion, the spring I4 pulls the latch 35 and the side bar I2 back to the right on Figure 2 to an unlocked position.- Upon'further release of the cable 26, plates 5I and 52 assume the horizontal position in Figure 9B. This completes an entire locking and unlocking cycle of operation. Obviously, the cycle may be repeated a number of times, it being understood that each locking and unlocking operation requires a pull and release of the cable 26.

In Figure 10 of the drawings there is illustrated a fixed stanchion frame having upper frame members 65 and lower frame members 66,- being connected by the fixed side bar 61 andpivoted side bar 68; A similarly formed upwardly extending guide slot 69 with vertical locking por-. tion I9 is provided, and a U-shaped supporting frame TI is provided for the latch 12 which is operable in said guide slot GIland locking por-. tion I9 thereof. r

A similar latch locking and releasing mecha-. nism generally denoted by the reference numeral I3 is provided, and is operable by the rope orcable 14 in a like manner as in the hereinbefore described mechanism for the swivelly mounted stanchion. 7

From the foregoing description, it will be seen. that there has been provided a highly efficient form or cow stanchion for stables which will be manually operable for locking and releasing a pivoted side bar therefor from a remote position.

While the preferred embodiment of the instant invention has been illustrated and described, it will be understod that it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention thereto,

lower portion of said stanchion frame, a latch member supported by said pivoted side bar, said stanchion frame being provided with a latch uiding slot terminating in a vertically extending locking portion, said latch member including a portion extending slidably into said slot provided in said stanchion frame, resilient means normally urging said side bar into an open posittion and said portion of said latch member away from said locking portion provided in said stanchion frame, a cable connected to said pivoted side bar for pulling the latter into a locked position, and a latch release mechanism operatively connected to said cable, said latch release mechanism comprising a shaft carried by said stanchion frame, a latch engaging ratchet rotatable on said shaft, a second ratchet secured to said latch engaging ratchet, a pawl engageable with said second ratchet, and means actuated by said cable for urging said pawl into engagement with.

said second ratchet.

2. The combination of claim 1, and resilient means normally urging said second ratchet towards said pawl.

3. The combination of claim 2, wherein said last-named means includes an abutment on said shaft, an arm pivoted to said stanchion frame,

and resilient means normally urging said arm into bearing engagement with said abutment.

4. The combination of claim 1, wherein said means for urging said pawl into engagement with said second ratchet includes a first plate rotatably secured to said shaft, a second plate secured to said first plate, said pawl being carried by said second plate, cable engaging pulleys carried bysaid first and second plates, and resilient means normally urging said first and second plates upwardly and said pawl out of engage ment with said second ratchet.

5. The combination of claim 4, and resilient means normally urging said second ratchet to- Wards said pawl.

6. The combination of claim 5, wherein said last-named means includes an abutment on said shaft, an arm pivoted to said stanchion frame, and resilient means normally urging said arm into bearing engagement with said abutment.

PERCY WILLIAM BENJAMIN.

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